Well, I did it—just published the 4th and final ebook (1640) of The Manhattan Series on Amazon. Book description: “The gripping story of New York City’s (and Manhattan’s) birth concludes in 1640 during a period of extreme turmoil.” You can see the cover above and here’s the direct link to it: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0768VRSHP
And here are all four covers in this ebook series:
As I mentioned in the prior post here, this fourth book took me a lot longer to complete for various reasons. And I ended up, after all, doing 10 draft revisions (!) until I was satisfied. Even so, I’m sure some eagle-eyed reader will find and point out a typo or two to me. It always happens. But that’s the beauty of self-publishing: I can go in and change whatever I need, and the changes will be live within hours, not the months (or years) it took in the old days. It’s a completely different publishing world out there.
I won’t go on much longer here. I just invite you to get your copy of 1640 to read and judge for yourself. Then tell me what you think! Remember that these are short books (“novellas”) that typically take less than 3 hours to read. (NOTE: I’m lowering the price of this book for a limited time to only $0.99 so you’ve got no excuse!)
P.S. A little warning: There is more violence in this book. That matches the actual history and the “clash of cultures” theme. It was a violent time for all involved. And it shaped the destiny of one of the greatest cities on earth.
Harald, what an achievement! Looks impressive ~ all the books lined up together!
🍾🥂 Wishing you great success!
Thanks, Barbara! Appreciate it.
Congratulations!
I’m super eager to read these books! I have ancestors who were part of the scene (Rapeltje and Trico). I want to read them on paper. If not a book, might you be willing to provide a downloadable pdf? If there were books, I’d buy them for several family members.
Thanks Aline!
I know the story of Catalina Trico and Joris Rapalje well. However, I chose not to focus on them (or mention them by name) as they were in the initial group of settlers who went north to the Albany area, and I wanted to stick with Lower Manhattan and those settlers in the 1624-1626 time frame.
As I’m sure you know, Russell Shorto’s nonfiction book (“The Island in the Center of the World”) has a lot about these two; his book was one of my main research references. That’s one place to start. Then, read my books. 😉